Quantum mechanical formalism of particle beam optics
Accelerator Physics
2017-08-23 v1 General Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
A general procedure for construction of the formalism of quantum beam optics for any particle is reviewed. The quantum formalism of spin-1/2 particle beam optics is presented starting {\em ab initio} with the Dirac equation. As an example of application the case of normal magnetic quadrupole lens is discussed. In the classical limit the quantum formalism leads to the well-known Lie algebraic formalism of classical particle beam optics.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0112085,
title = {Quantum mechanical formalism of particle beam optics},
author = {Sameen Ahmed Khan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0112085},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
ReVTeX 06 pages, in Proc. of the 18th Advanced ICFA Beam Dynamics Workshop on Quantum Aspects of Beam Physics (QABP) (15-20 October 2000, Capri, ITALY) Editor: Pisin Chen (World Scientific, Singapore, 2002) http://www.pd.infn.it/~khan/ and http://www.imsc.ernet.in/~jagan/